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Anya Valentino

Misunderstood - Secrets of a Teen Queen

Synopsis

She has it ALL: Beauty, Popularity, Money, Friends, dates the captain of the football team, and is a Fashionista and a True Teen Queen.
As the High School Queen of Bel Air, it’s easy for Enya to assume that she can have everything her way. That’s how she’s used to it after all. But even for Enya, it becomes hard to keep up her perfect façade as Queen, when she starts receiving mysterious texts that delete themselves and then other more humiliating incidents starts to occur. Enya’s life may seem picture perfect but underneath the surface hides secrets, a shameful past, and the ultimate question:
Does any of it really lead to real happiness in life?

Author Biography

As a new Danish-American Author and a passionate World Traveller in heels looking for new experiences and fun, I often write my stories from an International viewpoint. In some way or another, my own life experiences through the people I meet, inspired by the different cultural and subjective understandings of reality or places I go, turn into characters with stories to tell.
I love irony! The world is full of it – So, putting reality into perspective I implement an ironic viewpoint or idea in my stories and characters as well as a good dash of Drama, Suspense, Romance and Humor and see where the story takes me. It’s fun!

Author Insight

Could it be? No wait... Mr. Alexandro!

I wanted to create the perfect setting of girliness, but underneath hides secrets and a past that comes up to haunt the main character, Enya Utzon, Fashionista and Teen Queen.
To my mind, the reality isn't black and white and no characters are perfect. Especially not the ones who seem so!
What's your take on this excerpt? Does it intrigue you to get more insight into the "perfect" Teen Queen's past?
Please leave a comment!
XOXO
AnYa.

Book Excerpt

Misunderstood - Secrets of a Teen Queen

“Perfect timing and perfect choice of drink – my favorite!” I thought and raised my glass too, and took a small sip of the pink, delicious drink.

“Oh my gosh! Who is that?” Amanda asked and pointed at some tall, blond stranger at the nearest white bar.

“I don’t know. I haven’t seen him before!” Jenny answered wondering.

“He’s cute!” Amanda giggled and blushed, as she started her curl-twisting, the way she always does when she gets nervous or confused about something.

“Amanda, can we ever have a girl-moment, where you don’t think or talk about boys?” Alice shook her head smiling, and we all laughed.

“I’ll try,” Amanda giggled and raised her glass, “To us!”

As I raised my glass again, I noticed something. It was a note or wait… a nametag was stuck on the side of the glass!

“Euuuu…” I had already had a sip of someone else’s drink. Wait… The name… It said…

MR. ALEXANDRO!!!”

“CLIRRRRRRRRRR!!!”

I instantly dropped the glass. The sound of the crystal glass shattering into a thousand pieces went through the upstairs hall like an echo. Everyone around us stopped their chatter and looked at me, and the pink liquid on the marble floor. Embarrassing!

“Are you okay, sweetie?” Jenny asked concerned.

“Oh. I’m fine. The glass just slipped. You know, it happens!” I laughed concealing my worrying by the reminder of that name. Could it be? No! It wasn’t possible. It must have been a coincidence! My mind had been imagining things ever since those mysterious texts started appearing. I shook my head and before I knew it, a waiter had handed me a new drink and the mess on the floor was gone.

“Amazing service. That’s at least something,” I thought, as I was still in a bit of a shock.